TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Europe
* Germany - Deutsche Post owes its growth in 2012 to transport and logistics activities
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Bonn,Germany -WK Transport et Logistics, by Anne Kerriou -15 March 2013: -- Deutsche Post DHL group showed an increase of 9.4% in operating income in 2012, sales rose 5.1%. Growth driven by transport and logistics activities together under the DHL brand... The transport and logistics activities of DHL grew by 6.9% in the group Deutsche Post... The transport and logistics activities have clearly pulled up the results of the 2012 Deutsche Post Group, facing a sluggish mail activity... They in fact generate a turnover of 42.8 billion euros, an increase of 6.9% compared to 2011, while revenues remained stable in the mail nearly 14 billion... Overall, Deutsche Post DHL recorded a turnover of 55.5 billion euro, up 5.1% compared to 2011. Meanwhile, operating profit (EBIT) rose by 9.4% to 2,665 million and consolidated net profit jumped 42.6% to 1,658 million euros...
* France - ID Logistics signe avec Go Sport
Cavaillon,Vaucluse,Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France -WK Transport et Logistics -20 March 2013: -- The group ID Logistics has released its contract with Go Sport to ensure its entire logistics until 2022. A new 50 000 m2 site dedicated to all Go Sport stores must become the reference preparation detail... For this contract, signed on 7 February 2013 for nine years, bring ID to Go Sport, covering the reception, transit, inventory management, warehousing, order picking and shipments... For storage, ID Logistics will design a tailor-made platform for Go Sport to improve the handling and storage of products... The new site of 50 000 m2 will be built in the town of Boves in Picardy. It will bring together the logistics of all the Go Sport stores and employ more than 220 people...
* France - Society CIS failure
(Photo: Jacques Bills -center- says renounce transport demand, too versatile and exposed to cabotage)
Auxerre,Yonne,France -The Official Carriers, by Slimane Boukezzoula -19 March 2013: -- Industry Trade Company Service (CIS) has filed for bankruptcy in February 2013 with the Commercial Court of Douai. This specialist transport demand has not survived the fall of the automotive market... CLC has obtained an observation period of 6 months. This company specializes in transport demand belongs to Bils Deroo... It also controls three other companies: Simastock (30 M € turnover, 380 employees), logistics specialist; STIL International (industrial transport and logistics solutions: -12 M € turnover, 90 employees), the former PPI logistics sells transportation solutions related logistics services and transport solutions "packaged" and Douai Transport, garage for VI (3 M € turnover)... It is an understatement: the fall of the CIS is closely linked to the drastic decline in auto sales in 2012. The company based in Waziers (North) had attempted to reduce its dependence on the turn but was not enough (yet 35% of its sales in 2012)... Since 2009, the company chaired by Jacques Bils faced a double erosion of its sales and profitability. The year 2009 was completed on a turnover of € 25.3 million and a net loss of $ 6.7 million. In 2010, sales had fallen to 23.7 million euros and net profit to 1.7 million. Income remained stable in 2011 before falling in 2012 (-9%), with a loss of 1.3 million...
* France - Reform license made little waves in carriers
(Photo: The provisional licenses issued in France between January 19 and September 16, 2013 will be redeemed)
Paris,France -The Official Carriers, by AR -21 March 2013: -- Reform license implemented since January 19, 2013 seems rather well received in road transport. Only a few points remain problematic and should be taken into account by companies... Reform license is "an evolution, not a revolution" for businesses, according to Christian Demarque, designer pole conduct road freight for the training organization AFT-IFTIM... The main change is the creation of the new C1 license for vehicles weighing between 3.5 and 7.5 t, and C1E for these vehicles with trailers... 30,000 truck drivers would drive without a license...
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